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Any one else with hypermesis??

I've been beyond sick since like 3 weeks pregnant. I spent almost two weeks bedridden from constant puking and nausea. Calling it "morning sickness" felt like an insult to me. When people suggested ginger or prego pops I wanted to cry wishing it were that simple. Finally i was diagnosed with hypermesis gravidarum and although I still throw up pretty much every day I am feeling a lot better. At one point just sipping on water sent my body into convulsions. When my stomach was empty and I had nothing to throw up I would heave and gag. Ugh!!! It's been a nightmare. I've had to go to the hospital for IV fluids from dehydration. I feel like im missing out on enjoying life with my family because I'm too sick to do anything. Although I normally prefer natural medicine, I take zofran several times a day so I can function and promethazine at night so I can sleep. Before the promethazine I was waking up every night at 3 am drowning in nausea and often couldn't fall back to sleep. I am surprised my body is able to grow two babies on how little I am eating. I am sure I have lost weight. Often I feel frail and week and exhausted. I miss eating. I've found little tricks that help me although every day is a struggle. Ice water with lemon through a straw helps me keep water down. Simple foods like rice, avocado, fruits and veggies are my saving grace. My body completely rejects meats and dairy and foods that have an odor.... I normally love eggs. We raise organic free range chickens and one day my husband made eggs for breakfast... I couldn't get the smell out of my head for days.. I am completely repulsed by them now. One of the hardest part of this experience is how lonely it feels. People don't seem to understand unless they've experienced it. I've cried a lot recently. I want to enjoy my pregnancy and eat good foods and have a pregnant glow but for me every day is a struggle just to get through. Thanks for letting me vent. Anyone else going through this who can relate? Feeling desperately isolated today. :(

Thanks I appreciate the kind words. I feel like my family doesn't understand just how sick I am. The only thing I can compare it to is having food poisoning and motion sickness at the same time but unrelenting all day all night for months with no end in sight. I'm starting to become depressed from it. :(

I.am suffering with it too. In fact today it was so bad I called Dh to take me to urgent care because it caused sever vertigo. I passed out while we were checking in. they gave me fluids and bed rest. I just don't know how to tell work. Even though I was always throwing up, I still went. This sucks. I understand completely!

I'm sorry that you are going through it but it is actually really nice to meet someone else who understands. I went to urgent care last week for IV fluids. They gave me three bags and I was still dehydrated. I guess I'm lucky in that I don't have to go to work but I do have two children at home to take care of which is so hard feeling this sick. How far along are you? If you ever need someone to vent to feel free to message me. I've found having hypermesis is a lonely condition.

Quoting jazzy411:

I.am suffering with it too. In fact today it was so bad I called Dh to take me to urgent care because it caused sever vertigo. I passed out while we were checking in. they gave me fluids and bed rest. I just don't know how to tell work. Even though I was always throwing up, I still went. This sucks. I understand completely!

I'm sorry that you are going through it but it is actually really nice to meet someone else who understands. I went to urgent care last week for IV fluids. They gave me three bags and I was still dehydrated. I guess I'm lucky in that I don't have to go to work but I do have two children at home to take care of which is so hard feeling this sick. How far along are you? If you ever need someone to vent to feel free to message me. I've found having hypermesis is a lonely condition.

Quoting jazzy411:

I.am suffering with it too. In fact today it was so bad I called Dh to take me to urgent care because it caused sever vertigo. I passed out while we were checking in. they gave me fluids and bed rest. I just don't know how to tell work. Even though I was always throwing up, I still went. This sucks. I understand completely!

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